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Ansel Adams on the Creative Spirit

“No man has the right to dictate what other men should perceive, create or produce, but all should be encouraged to reveal themselves, their perceptions and emotions, and to build confidence in the creative spirit.”
Photographer Ansel Adams

A couple of months after Ansel Adams died in 1984 I made my first trip to Yosemite. I wanted to see the Half Dome that he capture on film so brilliantly. I wanted to see the rocks, rivers and trees—the beauty that he captured. Out of reverence for Adams I didn’t take a single photo of the majestic scenery on that trip.

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